Cheney Confirms He Disagreed With Rumsfeld's Ouster: He Was Still "Right Guy" For The Job

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http://thinkprogress.org/2007/10/11/cheney-rumsfeld-bush

Cheney Confirms He Disagreed With Rumsfeld’s Ouster: He Was Still ‘The Right Guy’ For The Job

In a new interview with Fox News to be aired this Saturday, Vice President Dick Cheney reveals that he disagreed with President Bush’s decision to fire Donald Rumsfeld as Defense Secretary. Fox News reports:

Cheney said despite Rumsfeld’s controversial handling of the war in Iraq, the secretary of defense was managing the war successfully. Speaking openly with Bret Baier in the new documentary, “Dick Cheney: No Retreat,” the vice president said he “thought that in terms of the way forward, Don was the right guy to continue to lead the Department of Defense.”

This interview is the first time Cheney has confirmed that he disagreed with Bush’s decision to fire Rumsfeld. In his biography of the Vice President that came out in July, Stephen Hayes revealed that Cheney — when asked by staffers whether he agreed with Bush’s decision — responded “absolutely not.” At Rumsfeld’s farewell ceremony last December, Cheney said that Rumsfeld was the “finest Secretary of Defense this nation has ever had.”

Much of Cheney’s loyalty stems from the fact that Rumsfeld first hired Cheney 40 years ago. In 1969, Rumsfeld hired Cheney to “his first job in the federal government” as an assistant at the Office of Economic Opportuntiy. Five years later, Rumsfeld became White House Chief of Staff and made Cheney his deputy. “I wouldn’t be where I am today if it hadn’t been for what Don Rumsfeld was willing to do,” Cheney said.

In a recent interview with GQ, Rumsfeld responded, “Um, no,” when asked whether or not he misses Bush. But he added, “I still see Cheney.”

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[woodsprite]

1. Yes, but what job was he referring to? That's the question to ask. n/t

[Johonny]

2. I think at this point

Even they don't know what they don't know.

[Mr. Ected]

3. I Was Under the Impression That Rumsfeld Resigned

Yet again, the truth seeps out from these lying hypocritical sacks of feces.

[pansypoo53219]

4. stupid dickie leading

stoopid georgie.

all that is bad from georgie comes from cheeney.

[donheld]

5. Isn't that like asking Satan if Beelzebub is the right man? n/t